Stink Bugs Are Coming: Worries Mount Over Crops, Indoor Prevention

Record numbers of stink bugs are threatening crops in some parts of the United States, and in other areas, the annoying bugs are growing in number and working their way inside homes as cold weather moves in.

Oregon is seeing high numbers of the bugs, and although there are no damages yet reported for crops, concern is high that there could be a loss.

In 2010, the smelly bugs caused $37 million in losses to apple crops, the university said.

Reports of stinkbug infestations across the country are popping up online, with people complaining about crop concerns, the nasty smell the bugs put out as a defense mechanism, and that they’re moving into homes.